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IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... UK Green Investment Bank," Fabian said. "Based on the scale of capital allocation needed over the next 20 years to low carbon assets, co-investment vehicles are likely to feature prominently in the policy settings, and we want to do our homework and ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreement for Melbourne property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... chiller unit and building management system upgrade, according to a media announcement by the City of Melbourne. NAB, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management developed the EUA finance product. "The funding solution allows City of Melbourne to ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... comprehensive policies for energy, investment and financial incentives that "shift the risk reward balance in favour or low carbon assets." The report also recommends that policies are well designed and that there are relevant and effective oversight ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... industry superannuation funds investing through us, and they have that exposure to Pacific Hydro as well as to two other low carbon assets, Ecogen Energy in Victoria, and North American Energy Alliance in the US, which together have a suite of predominantly ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... to the 2011 edition of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500 report. According to the report, Accelerating low carbon growth, 68% of respondents have climate change "at the heart of business strategies," compared to 48% in 2010. There was a ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. The program is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. See Also: Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... operations impact on the environment and sets targets to improve performance. ANZ bank has been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. The bank also outlined progress and future actions on labour, pointing to materials within the human rights ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has certified Melbourne-based printing company Mystique as carbon neutral. Mystique achieved the carbon neutral rating by reducing its production greenhouse gas emissions and choosing to offest all remaining emissions association ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
CB Richard Ellis' (CBRE) Australian operations have been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. CBRE joined the voluntary National Carbon Offset Standard and is the first commercial real estate services firm in Australia to be certified carbon ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia - Retail Sector Summary looked at measures in three categories. The first is improving efficiency ...